The look you want for your bedroom may help you decide which size bedside lamp to choose.
Standard table lamp height.
The lamp s base also should be sized for smaller side tables.
The height of the ideal bedside lamp for your room depends upon the nightstand or table upon which the lamp sits.
When deciding on a side table be sure yours has a surface wide enough to hold any desired items like books plants or table lamps.
Overall lamp and table measurements.
Nightstand or table relation.
The average width of an end table is between 16 22.
Bedside table lamp scale.
A too tiny or too large table lamp may function as a lamp but not as part of the design of the room.
Formal dining tables tend to be closer to 30 inches while informal dining table heights average around 29 inches tall.
The lamp height should be no more than 1 25 times larger than the table height.
Decades ago it was the practice to use small lamps for bedside table lamps perhaps 20 26 in.
Most living rooms can handle a lamp that s 26 to 34 inches tall.
You have to balance the size of a lamp with the furnishings around it.
How to choose the correct size table lamp.
We have a 17 base.
If the nightstand is tall such as 25 to 30 inches.
Standard dining table height.
A modern decor looks best with a lamp over scaled in comparison to the height of the table you place it on.
If the base is too wide it could be knocked off of the table easily.
27 x 1 5 40 5.
When paring an end table with a table lamp the combined height of the two should also be 58 to 64 inches high.
But you don t want to be looking up into the hardware says jamie young a los.
The same height of the floor lamp.
It may ruin the vignette of a tabletop and create.
A slender candlestick lamp is appropriate for a side table that is slim and delicate in style.
Lamp base height and lamp shade width.
The standard dining room table height is around 28 30 inches 71 76cm from the ground to table top surface.
Don t place a large lamp on a small table it looks out of proportion.
Additionally leave a few inches between the end table and sofa.
A traditional style would pair a smaller lamp with a larger nightstand william miller design points out.
A large table and lamp will look overpowering in a small room.
At a 27 fixture height we are under the 40 5 mark so this is a good lamp and table combo.
If a side table is placed next to a chair the height if the lamp should be considered.
There is a similarity between the height of a floor lamp and an end table with a lamp on it floor lamps measured from bottom of base to top of finial if they have one are usually 58 to 64 inches high.
